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Explaining Team Alignment With… a Cheeseburger?
Ever started a project only to realize down the road that the deliverable isn’t going to meet your needs? Or had a key stakeholder drop surprise changes at a stage where it’ll be costly and time c...Read More
Your Brand is Not Your Logo
⋅ Categories: Branch Insights
A common mistake that many organizations make is thinking that their logo, their name, and their taglines are their brand. This isn’t true. Your brand is what you stand for and how you stand out. It...Read More
Don’t Use This Feature in New Branches!
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Cattle ropes. Stanchions. Retractable barriers. Whatever you call them, the first images that come to mind are red carpets and waiting lines… or bank branches from the 1990s. Yet we’ve noticed tha...Read More
Should You Rent or Buy Property for Your Next Branch?
⋅ Categories: Learn the Process, Branch Insights
Rent or buy, which is the best option for your credit union’s next branch? If you’re going through a location selection process, you may have many competing voices telling you that one or the othe...Read More
How Can Credit Unions Avoid Becoming Commodities in a Digital World?
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Imagine the buyer’s journey for a young renter in today’s market shopping for a mortgage. Their first stop is Google and the search string “best mortgage rates.” Will your credit union top t...Read More
(Video) Driving Branch Traffic in a Digital World
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Banking technology is improving by the day and digital adoption rates are skyrocketing after the pandemic. Are we headed for a future where all transactions will be digital and branches will close? No...Read More
How Much of a Project’s Investment Remains in the Community?
For credit unions and community banks, a branch or main office construction project represents more than an opportunity to grow your organization. It’s an opportunity to demonstrate your commitment ...Read More
Why You Should Embrace Flexibility as a Cultural Value
⋅ Categories: Branch Insights, Workplace Insights
The past couple years have been a case study in disruption, and one attribute that stood out among the most resilient organizations was flexibility. The shifts in consumer preferences and digital tran...Read More
Credit Union Trends Relative to Workplace – Jenny Featured on The Speakeasy Podcast by EmpowerFi
Our Design Director Jenny Bengeult joins Kelly Hellickson and Hilary Reed at EmpowerFi on their podcast The Speakeasy for a series of three episodes on credit union trends relati...Read More